Mitirinchi Island National Park
Mitirinchi Island National Park is a national park including all of Quoin Island in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.[3] It is 1,942 kilometres (1,207 mi)northwest of Brisbane.[3] It is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Weymouth Bay and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Lockhart River.[4]
The island is part of the traditional lands of the Kuuku Ya’u people.[4]
History
Quoin Island National Park was gazetted in 1994.[5] In 2011, it was renamed Mitirinchi Island National Park,[1][6] although the island itself remains officially named as Quoin Island. The name Quoin is believed to refer to the shape of the island which resembles a quoin of mire (a wedge used in naval cannons).[2]
Access
The national park is closed to visitors due to its status as a significant seabird breeding site. It is one of only three recorded breeding sites in the northern Great Barrier Reef for great frigatebirds, and is also home to a large breeding colony of black noddies.[4][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mitirinchi Island National Park – national park in the Shire of Cook (entry 50648)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Quoin Island – island in the Shire of Cook (entry 27853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Layers: Islands and cays; Great Barrier Reef coast zoning; Protected areas and forests". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mitirinchi Island National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "NATURE CONSERVATION (DECLARATION OF NATURE REFUGES): AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1994". Queensland Government. p. 29. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 5) 2011: Subordinate Legislation 2011 No. 149 made under the Nature Conservation Act 1992". Queensland Government. 4 August 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Unauthorised Entry Prohibited" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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